Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov criticized Monday's elections and referendum in Moldova, adding that the results showed a "difficult to explain" vote surge favoring President Maia Sandu and the European Union.
"What we see is a mechanically hard-to-explain rate of increase in votes in favor of Sandu and in favor of those referendum participants who favored an EU orientation," Peskov stated.
Previously, the country announced that the referendum on EU membership was narrowly approved, with 50.2% of voters in favor. Meanwhile, the presidential elections, held simultaneously, gave Sandu of the National Liberal Party "Action and Justice" 41.86%.
